Safety holder for pens and pencils



L ARNTZ SAFETY HOLDER FOR PENS AND PENCILS Filed Dec. 5, 1925 Jan. 6s.

Patented Jan. 6, 1925.

UNITED STATES LEW A RNTZ, OF rDES MDINES, IOWA.

SAFETY HOLDER FOR PENS AND IPENCILS.

Application led December 3, 1923. Serial No. 678,224.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, LEW ARNTZ, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Des Moines, in the county of Polk and State of Iowa, have invented a certain new and use-V ful Safety Holder for Pens and'Pencils, of which the following is a specification.

The purpose of my invention is to provide a safety holder which can be used for holding a pen or pencil in the pocket in such manner that there is practically no likelihood of losing the pen or pencil.

More particularly, it is my object to provide such a holder` having an engaging member, a projecting arm and an adjustable element adapted to project to position for engaging Vthe cloth of a pocketto prevent the removal of the pencil or pen or to position where it is inoperative. c

A further purpose is to provide such a device having novel features of construction whereby the desirable' purposes above mentioned can be accomplished.

With these and other objects in, view,my invention consists in the construction, arrangement and combination of the various parts of my device, whereby the objects contemplated are attained, as hereinafter more fully set forth, pointed out in my claims, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 shows a sectional view of a pocket having a pencil therein with my invention installed thereon.

Figure 2 shows a front elevation of my holder.

Figure 3 shows a vertical, sectional view taken on'the line 3-3 of Figure 2.

Figure 4 shows a rear elevation of my holder; and

Figure 5 shows a horizontal, sectional view taken on the line 5-5 of Figure 2.

It frequently occurs that valuable pencils or pens are lost from the pocket of the user owing to the lack of some satisfactory1 means for preventing the accidental drop-l ping out of the pencil or pen. I have provided in my present invention a means for avoiding such loss.

My invention comprises an attaching means, which as illustrated in the accompanying drawings comprises a split ring or band indicated by the reference character 10 made of resilient material and 'commonly and of itself does not constitute myfin-v vention.

It is found, however, that the structuref heretofore described, which Vis illustrativeV of the devices commonly used, is not, always effective in preventing the loss of a valuable pen or pencil; I have therefore provided in the arm, 11

a slot 13 extending through the arm-fromk front to rear as shown in Figure 3 for instance. The wall of the slot 13 atitsl inner upper part is tapered from the front up! wardly and rearwardly as at 14 and communicates at its upper end with a groove 15 extending upwardly from the sloton the inner face of the arm 11 for a short distance and upper end.

Extended through the slot 13 is a catch element comprising a piece of flat spring 16, the upper end of which is on the innerY side of the arm andthe outer end of which projects downwardlv on the outer side of the arm, as shown in Figure 3.

The outer lower end of the spring catch 'element 16 has a shoulder or shoulders 17 shown for instance in Figures 1 and 2.

Extended through the lower end ofthe spring catch member 16 is a member or device Which serves several purposes. Y

As shown, this device consists of a small screw bolt 18, the head of which is ony the inner side of the arm 12. Thev shank eX- tends through the slot 13 and through the lower end of the spring catch lelement 16.

On the outer end of the screw bolt 18 outside the spring catch element 16 is mounted a nut 19, which is adjustable on account of its screw-threaded connection with the screw bolt.

The parts are so connected that when they are assembled, the shoulder 17 bears against the outer face of the arm 12 and the upper portion of the spring catch element 16 bears against the bottom of the groove 15 with the spring catch element bent to slightly curved position as shown for instance in Figure 3.

The inner face of the arm 12 is preferably growing more shallow toward its lhen'the` parts are in this positionthe upper. end otthespring catch element 16 is received in the groove 15, so that it does; not project inwardly at least to any substantial extent from the inner surface of thearm 12.

When it is desired to move the spring catch element to operative position, the lower end of the spring catch element is pushed ,toward the arm 12 torenable the head of the screw bolt 18 to clear the lower 'counter sinking and then the spring catch element 16 is yshoved upwardly until its upper end'projects inwardlyfrom the inner face, of .the arm 12 and upwardly as shownv by' dotted`v lines in Figure 3 andv in full lines in Figure 1;

When the manual pressure on the lowerend 'ofi the spring catch element 16` is released, the tension of that elementk will` swing its lower end outwardly again, so that the head of the screw bolt 18 will enter the upper counter sinking 20, as shown by dotted lines in Figure.

It will be seen that when the catch element is in its lastrmentioned position, and

the device is mounted'on apen or pencil, the

penv or pencil can be shoved intorthe pocket 21 with the arm 11 on the outside, and that the upper end of the catch device will engage theqcloth or" the pocket, as at 22, and

prevent any accidental removal of the pencil or pen from the pocket. n

When, however, the user desires toreinove the pencil, he can push the lower end of the member l'toward the arm 11 for allowing` the head of. the screw bolt to clear the counter sinling720 and shove the catch element downwardly until it will be released from engagement with the cloth of the pocket. y

1t will beaseen from the foregoing that my device will hold a pencil or the like in a pocket with a minimum danger of loss.

Itwill be seen from the drawing that the upper wall of the slot 13 and the bottom or the groove 15' are-sof'inclined as to deflect the upper end of the member 16 inwardly when saidmember 16' is moved to its upper position as illustrated. in dotted linesk in Figurey 3, while, when the member 16. is moved, to. its lower positiom itdoes not project from the inner sidefofthe arm-12 `and will. therefor, when. inthe latter. position, not injurethe cloth of the pocketduring the removal lof they pen orv pencil from the pocket.

My invention maybe, modiiied as to the construction and arrangement of its parts without departingfroniits real spirit and purpose, and it ismy intention to cover by my` claims, any modiiied forms of structure or use of `mechanicalequivalents, which may be reasonably includedw within their scope.

I claim as my invention:

y1.k 1n, a,v holder of the class. described, means for engaginga penpencil,0rthelike, an arm thereon, a resilient catch element slidably Vmounted insaid arm .for adjustment from position with an: end substantially flush with the armato positionwith the end projecting from thearmand Vice versa, and means for holding said element in di'lterent positionsof its adjustment. Y

2. In Y a holderY of the class. described, means for engaginga pen, pencil orthe like, an arm thereon havinga slot. therein and a groove in one side',cominunicatinglwith said slot, a resilient catch element projected through said slot andcapablef of sliding movement from position with one endV in said groove to position with saidcend-projecting from the arm, and meanscarried by said element forcoacting with thearm for holding the element in different adjusted positions.

Des Moines, Iowa, Novemberv23, 192,3.

YULEVYARNTZ. 

